i was listening to history album by michael jackson.i noticed that he is given credit that he plays keyboards and guitars on history.
so on which songs he played on history?

i noticed some very simple keyboards lines on that album ,
maybe he played keyboard in that song where notorius big is rapping.

also guitar in stranger in moscow is very simple ,maybe he played guitar there?
anyone lets solve the mistery.

He has always played keys and percussion on his albums, even as far back as Off the Wall, just listen to his demo's.

He started playing guitar on the History album and Blood on the Dancefloor. He plays practically everything on the song "Morphine".

You mean What role did Michael Jackson play in History?

FunkyBrotha said:

i believe slash was teaching him guitar during history...

but yah mike always played keys and percussion...
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Hmmm, until this thread I never even bothered to think about which songs MJ could've played on. The credits for each song are listed specifically, but MJ's credit is always general.

And FunkyBrotha, which SONG SPECIFICALLY did MJ play keys on in his early albums? And don't name those tired demos because they are just that....DEMOS!!

Adisa said:

You have to name the demos
because other than that Quincy was the main producer

yeah but i want to hear example of a keyboard lick played by jackson.
please tell me what song what parts is him on keys or other instrument???

I believe Mike is on keys as far back as "Blues Away" from The Jacksons(1976).

thebanishedone said:

than you'd have to go back to some Jacksons Songs
cause in his early solo career it was mostly quincy, if MJ did stuff he didn't take any cred and would be between him and Quincy...
History is really the only solo project in which a majority of the songs he produced himself,
All the Drum programming, Keys, Guitar work....

But if you wan't an example of a keyboard lick
Check out stranger in moscows
smooth licks are laced with it

if anyone thinks mj cant play anything they must be some dumb shits without any brains!

he wrote dont stop till you get enough and billie jean and many others completely by himself and did all the instruments,

go have a listen to the demos,

the billie jean demo is enough to show what he can do,

<----resisting the urge to fix this threads title.

sosgemini said:

totally

well i know that he could sing melodies and he composed that way beatboxing also.
ok tell me what guitar lines and keyboards he played on his recording???

thebanishedone said:

EmbattledWarrior said:

the entire org is one big wtf today...

sosgemini said:

your telling me, ive been looking at WTF threads all day lol

what a ridiculous thread, WHY THE FUCK DO PPL KEEP TALKING ABOUT QUINCY AS IF HE MADE THE MUSIC??? arg it really annoys me.

Quincy Jones Produced, ill say it again, PRODUCED, Off the Wall and Thriller. He did not write or compose any music on it, he had nothing to do with Billie Jean or any other of mjs songs apart from the fact he PRODUCED them.

Also, u cant pinpoint particular parts of particular songs where mj has played an instrument as no detail actually exists, but one thing is for sure, there is no way michael could have written composed performed arranged and produced the songs on the History cd without touching a musical instrument.

FunkyBrotha said:

Yah Rod Temperton did the writing lol

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Nope.